19-letter words containing d, o, w, n

long-and-short work — an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
look sb up and down — If someone looks you up and down, they direct their eyes from your head to your feet, in a rude and superior way and often as though they disapprove of you.
mendel's second law — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together.
millennium meltdown — Year 2000
national book award — any of several awards given annually, 1949–79, to an author whose book was judged the best in its category: administered by the Association of American Publishers. Abbreviation: NBA, N.B.A.
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nine--days---wonder — an event or thing that arouses considerable but short-lived interest or excitement.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
north new hyde park — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
one way and another — on balance
own flesh and blood — If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
punch and judy show — A Punch and Judy show is a puppet show for children, often performed at fairs or at the seaside. Punch and Judy, the two main characters, are always fighting.
punch-and-judy show — a puppet show having a conventional plot consisting chiefly of slapstick humor and the tragicomic misadventures of the grotesque, hook-nosed, humpback buffoon Punch and his wife Judy.
put one's foot down — (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sound effects woman — a woman who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
spotted wintergreen — an evergreen plant, Chimaphila maculata, of central North America, having leaves with mottled-white veins and white, fragrant flowers.
straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
swallow one's words — to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
the eye of the wind — the direction from which the wind is blowing
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to break new ground — If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way.
to lay down the law — If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right.
to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
value added network — (networking) (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public networks. A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase leased lines that connect them to the network or they use a dial-up number, given by the network owner, to gain access to the network.
venus of willendorf — a village in NE Austria, near Krems: site of an Aurignacian settlement where a 4½ inches (11 cm) limestone statuette (Venus of Willendorf) was found.
wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
war of independence — American Revolution.
wash one's hands of — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
wassermann antibody — reagin (def 1).

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